Evangelical Covenant Church Metro Areas [ Counties | States ]

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The Evangelical Covenant Church, a Swedish Pietist church, was founded in 1885 as a merger of the Swedish Lutheran Mission Synod and the Swedish Lutheran Ansgarius Synod to form the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America. In 1937 the "Swedish" was dropped; in 1957 the word "mission" was dropped; and in 1983 the words "of America" were dropped.

Using data from the 1980-2010 Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, this list ranks U.S. metro areas on the highest total number of adherents and the highest percent of the population in the Evangelical Covenant Church. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headings.

Complete List

Rank 2010	Rank 2000	Rank 1980	Metro Area [Download CSV]	Percent 2010	Percent 2000	Percent 1980
41	32	27	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.08	0.03
40	40	29	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0	0.01
43	41	29	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.01
12	15	24	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.36	0.3	0.06
38	41	31	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	--	--
39	39	31	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.01	--
41	41	31	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--
38	33	22	Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.07	0.08
33	28	31	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.12	--
40	41	31	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--
20	25	16	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.23	0.16	0.15
43	41	21	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.09
42	41	31	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	--	--
41	41	31	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--
36	37	26	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.03	0.04
37	21	31	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.2	--
35	29	20	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.11	0.1
39	36	24	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	0.06
41	39	29	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.01
37	33	31	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.07	--
43	41	17	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.14
36	28	15	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.12	0.16
43	37	31	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.03	--
43	41	23	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.07
30	26	18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.15	0.12
40	39	30	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.01	0
41	39	28	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.02
43	37	31	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.03	--
32	34	28	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.06	0.02
41	41	31	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	--
38	38	30	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.02	0
23	41	31	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.19	--	--
41	40	31	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0	--
34	24	13	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.17	0.18
43	40	29	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0	0.01
40	41	31	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--
28	24	23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.17	0.07
35	28	17	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.12	0.14
34	38	29	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.02	0.01
6	1	2	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.05	0.96	0.57
43	41	28	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.02
43	37	25	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.03	0.05
36	32	29	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.08	0.01
24	19	27	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.23	0.03
36	34	21	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.06	0.09
2	2	10	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.88	0.79	0.27
32	28	13	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.12	0.18
3	9	18	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.23	0.44	0.12
15	16	17	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.3	0.26	0.14
36	28	23	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.12	0.07
40	38	31	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	--
22	30	31	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.2	0.1	--
40	41	31	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	--	--
28	24	15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.14	0.17	0.16
42	39	31	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	--
38	33	31	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.07	--
39	40	31	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0	--
41	39	31	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	--
43	41	17	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.14
42	39	31	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	--
36	30	12	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.1	0.19
34	41	31	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	--	--
37	26	18	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.15	0.12
25	26	23	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.17	0.15	0.07
38	31	26	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.09	0.04
41	38	31	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	--
10	7	21	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.46	0.51	0.09
40	37	26	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.04
42	41	31	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	--	--
43	38	31	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	0.02	--
30	22	9	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.19	0.29
33	33	26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.07	0.04
41	37	28	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.02
21	22	25	Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.19	0.05
30	32	24	Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.12	0.08	0.06
4	4	4	Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.14	0.73	0.43
39	36	27	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	0.03
34	18	9	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.24	0.29
41	37	25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.03	0.05
41	39	29	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.01
9	10	3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.49	0.43	0.48
43	41	11	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	--	--	0.24
11	12	5	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.38	0.36	0.42
5	6	6	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.11	0.65	0.38
7	5	3	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	1	0.66	0.48
42	41	31	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	--	--
41	38	26	New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.02	0.04
41	39	29	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.01
26	26	17	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.15	0.14
32	25	9	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.16	0.29
1	13	31	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.44	0.35	--
8	11	20	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.58	0.42	0.1
27	19	12	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.15	0.23	0.19
40	37	27	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.03	0.03
36	33	26	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.07	0.04
39	37	27	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.03	0.03
42	41	31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	--	--
38	38	28	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.02	0.02
41	39	30	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0
40	38	31	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	--
26	23	20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.18	0.1
32	30	21	Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.1	0.09
40	38	31	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.02	0.02	--
41	41	30	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	--	0
14	13	7	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.35	0.34
41	39	28	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.01	0.01	0.02
13	3	1	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.74	1.13
6	8	19	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.05	0.47	0.11
33	29	23	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.11	0.07
42	39	27	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0.01	0.03
36	35	25	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.06	0.05	0.05
24	25	20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.18	0.16	0.1
37	36	24	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.04	0.06
13	13	26	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.33	0.35	0.04
35	31	20	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.09	0.1
14	21	31	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.32	0.2	--
21	20	13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.21	0.21	0.18
33	30	14	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.1	0.17
16	41	31	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.29	--	--
18	12	8	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.27	0.36	0.32
19	14	15	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.24	0.32	0.16
37	36	25	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.04	0.05
39	35	22	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.05	0.08
35	28	24	Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.12	0.06
39	36	31	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.04	--
26	19	15	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.16	0.23	0.16
39	40	29	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0	0.01
34	27	14	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	0.14	0.17
35	33	28	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.07	0.07	0.02
39	38	27	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.03	0.02	0.03
38	41	31	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	--	--
29	22	14	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.13	0.19	0.17
37	36	26	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.04	0.04
33	28	31	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.09	0.12	--
38	35	27	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.04	0.05	0.03
42	40	29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	0	0	0.01
17	41	31	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.28	--	--
32	39	28	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.1	0.01	0.02
37	29	16	Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.05	0.11	0.15
22	17	10	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.2	0.25	0.27
34	41	31	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.08	--	--
31	33	20	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.11	0.07	0.1
23	41	31	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	0.19	--	--

^* In an effort to better match the ASARB standards for adherents, a few religious bodies changed the way their adherents were reported in 2010, including Amish groups, Friends groups, Jewish groups, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Non-denominational Christian Churches, and the United Methodist Church. This change does not affect any of the data in the newly released 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. In fact, the data for these groups are now more comparable to that of other bodies than it was in previous decadal reports.

However, the change in methodology can distort assessments on growth or decline between 2000 and 2010 for each of these groups. County-level 2000 data using the new methodology are not readily available. ASARB staff has adjusted some 2000 county-level adherent statistics to allow for a more accurate picture on growth or decline. The revised maps and charts are now available on-line at www.usreligioncensus.org for those who are interested in these trends.

Source

2010 data were collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB) and include statistics for 236 religious groups, providing information on the number of their congregations and adherents within each state and county in the United States. Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E. Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H. Taylor supervised the collection. These data originally appeared in 2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study, published by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). [More information on the data collection]